Lefty Grove stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1941

Pitcher

Age 126

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Lefty Grove played 17 MLB seasons, 1925 to 1941.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
616
W
300
L
141
ERA
3.06
IP
3,940.2
K
2,266
BB
1,187
WHIP
1.28
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1925ATH4510124.75197.01161311.72
1926ATH4513132.51258.01941011.27
1927ATH5120133.19262.1174791.26
1928ATH392482.58261.2183641.12
1929ATH422062.81275.1170811.30
1930ATH502852.54291.0209601.14
1931ATH413142.06288.2175621.08
1932ATH4425102.84291.2188791.19
1933ATH452483.20275.1114831.32
1934BOS22886.50109.143321.66
1935BOS3520122.70273.0121651.22
1936BOS3517122.81253.1130651.19
1937BOS321793.02262.0153831.34
1938BOS241443.08163.299521.35
1939BOS231542.54191.081581.25
1940BOS22763.99153.162501.36
1941BOS21774.37134.054421.47

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
4
L
2
ERA
1.76
IP
51.0
K
36
BB
6
WHIP
1.02

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
298
SHO
35
K/9
5.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1925ATH0505.30000
1926ATH02016.80000
1927ATH01416.00000
1928ATH02446.30000
1929ATH01925.60000
1930ATH02226.50000
1931ATH02745.50000
1932ATH02745.80000
1933ATH02123.70000
1934BOS0503.50000
1935BOS02324.00000
1936BOS02264.60000
1937BOS02135.30000
1938BOS01215.40000
1939BOS01723.80000
1940BOS0913.60000
1941BOS01003.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
126 yearsMar 6, 1900
Debut
1925
AL MVP
1931

What were Lefty Grove's career stats?

Lefty Grove played 17 seasons for the Athletics and the Red Sox. He had 300 wins and 2,266 strikeouts with a 3.06 ERA over 3,940.2 innings. His best season was 1931: 31 wins, a 2.06 ERA and 175 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1925 to 1941

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 60th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,266)
  • 23rd in wins (pitching) (300)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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